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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1965

Page

3

Johnson Returns From Ranch For Talks At White House

President Johnson flew back from the LBJ Ranch to Washington to prepare for summit talks with Pakistan President Ayub Khan and discuss Vietnam peace efforts. He plans to review plans for meetings with Ayub Khan and Prime Minister Wilson while overseeing budget decisions and planned Christmas events at the White House.

Washington UPI Johnson Texas Pakistan Mohammed Ayub Khan White House Lbj Ranch Ayub Khan Harold Wilson Red China Viet Nam United States Ayub India Kashmir U.S Wilson Ludwig Erhard NATO Hanoi Peking

Thieves Wreck Dream Of Arthritic Driver

London report details Mrs Katie Bach, disabled by arthritis, finally buying a second hand car for 840 dollars after years of saving. She passed her driving test after 19 months and celebrated, but the same weekend her new vehicle was stolen.

London UPI Katie Bach

Klan Suspect Mars Dies in Suspected Suicide in North Carolina

Granite Quarry, NC AP A coroner indicated Grady B. Mars 41 a former military policeman tied to the Ku Klux Klan may have died by his own hand Mars was found with a gunshot wound to the head in his bedroom on Saturday night He had reportedly been despondent after refusing to testify to the House Un American Activities Committee Mars a former USAF MP moved to Granite Quarry and worked as an auto mechanic He was identified by UNRAs Donald Appell as a district officer and organizer for the United Klans of America The coroner expected to finalize the cause after lab reports released Tuesday

N.C Rowan County Grady B. Mars Mars Rufus Honeycutt Jean House Committee On Un-American Activities State Bureau of Investigation Lab Raleigh Honeycutt Donald T. Appell United Klans of America Robert Jones North Carolina Grand Dragon the Klan Jones Granite Quarry U.S. Air Force

Gemini 7 Sets Record Before Program Hitch

Gemini 7 astronauts Borman and Lovell extend the space endurance record to 131 hours as they press into their 14 day mission while Gemini 6 suffers a launch setback at Cape Kennedy. Johnson praises the crew's calm conduct as technicians prepare a new attempt.

Thomas P. Stafford Cape Kennedy Fla Borman Lovell Earth Moon Johnson Space Agency Texas Barman Air Force L. Gordon Cooper Jr Navy Charles Conrad Jr

Double shooting linked with Ku Klux Klan official suicide

Mrs. Mars reported a gunshot and her husband collapsing in a hallway as officers found a 45 caliber revolver beside Mas who died on the way to hospital. Her daughter Sandy, 12, was present. In Reading, Daniel Burros, another Klan official, killed himself after a Times piece exposed his Jewish background.

Archibald Dies UMass Professor at 71

Archibald John G., 71, retired University of Massachusetts animal nutrition professor, died last weekend at his Bradenton Florida home. He served 40 years on the faculty and led the Connecticut Valley Congregational Club. He authored about 100 publications and the 1961 student stock show was dedicated to him. Survived by wife Cora, two daughters Mrs James McKennie of Aseyurney Vermont and Mrs Myron Wager of Maine, two sons John Jr of Florida and William of California. Memorial service at his Bradenton home.

Amherst John G. Archibald University of Massachusetts Bradenton Fla Connecticut Valley Congregational Club Archibald Myron Wager Maine John Jr Florida William California

New York Uses Salvage Auctions to Save $714,000

New York City officials, facing a potential $300 million budget deficit, reported saving $714,000 in 1965 by auctioning discard items such as spent police cartridge shells and outdated ferry boats. City Purchase Commissioner Roger Browne disclosed the figure Sunday, highlighting salvage as a cost cutting measure.

New York UPI Roger Browne

Carrier Independence Crew Fights Fire After Fuel Tank Rupture

Ninety combat flyers return from Vietnam to a celebratory welcome on the Independence in Virginia Beach. A ruptured rear fuel tank during takeoff ignited 4,000 pounds of jet fuel on deck, injuring 15 and sending two overboard. Commander Robert H. Gormsley stayed aboard to safely land the ship as Lt. William J. Cote and a sailor were rescued uninjured. The carrier and air wing are to receive the Navy unit commendation for meritorious service June 5 to November 11.

Virginia Beach Independence Carrier Air Wing 7 Cmdr Robert H. Gormsley Yucaipa Calif Gormsley Fighter Squadron 41 Indy William J. Cote Cote Atlantic Secretary of the Navy Paul Nitze Navy Unit Commendation

Notre Dame Students Fast Over Priest Censure Protest

A group of 15 to 20 Catholic students began an indefinite fast in a chapel at Notre Dame University to protest the censuring of priests for civil rights activity and antiwar demonstrations. They condemned church discipline as unacceptable and dangerous to conscience, urging change within the clergy.

South Bend Ind UPI Notre Dame University Viet Nam Lenny Joyce

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